GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |